necropolis of the Kidron Valley

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ancient burial complex archaeological site necropolis

The necropolis of the Kidron Valley is an ancient burial complex on the eastern side of Jerusalem, renowned for its monumental rock-cut tombs from the Second Temple period.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
necropolis of the Kidron Valley canonical	2
Akeldama monastery area	1
Jerusalem necropolis	1
Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives	1
Kidron Valley necropolis	1
Mount of Olives necropolis	1
Tomb of the Kings (Jerusalem) (traditional attribution)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient burial complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ necropolis ⓘ
adjacentTo	City of David archaeological area ⓘ surface form: City of David Mount of Olives ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
architecturalStyle	Hellenistic architecture ⓘ Herodian enclosure ⓘ surface form: Herodian architecture rock-cut architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Jerusalem priestly families ⓘ Jewish elite of the Second Temple period ⓘ
conservationIssues	erosion ⓘ pollution ⓘ urban development pressure ⓘ
containsFeature	Hebrew inscriptions ⓘ kokhim (burial shafts) ⓘ monolithic monuments ⓘ ossuary niches ⓘ
culturalContext	early Roman Judea ⓘ late Hellenistic Judea ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological and heritage site ⓘ
dateRange	circa 1st century BCE to 1st century CE ⓘ
excavatedBy	various archaeologists since the 19th century ⓘ
hasPart	Tomb of Benei Hezir ⓘ surface form: Benei Hezir tomb Tomb of Absalom ⓘ Tomb of Zechariah ⓘ burial chambers ⓘ monumental facades ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ
hasViewOf	Old City walls ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone ⓘ
locatedIn	Palestine ⓘ surface form: Israel Jerusalem ⓘ Kidron Valley ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant eastern side of Jerusalem ⓘ
material	local limestone ⓘ
partOf	necropolis of the Kidron Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jerusalem necropolis
period	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ surface form: Second Temple period
religiousTradition	Judaism ⓘ
significance	important source for the study of Jewish funerary practices ⓘ important source for the study of Second Temple period architecture ⓘ one of the most prominent Jewish burial grounds of the Second Temple period ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFrom	late Second Temple period ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tomb of Absalom → partOf → necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ

Tomb of Benei Hezir → locatedIn → necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount of Olives necropolis

Golden Gate of the Old City → near → necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives

Salome Alexandra → burialPlace → necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tomb of the Kings (Jerusalem) (traditional attribution)

Field of Blood → hasModernIdentification → necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akeldama monastery area

necropolis of the Kidron Valley → partOf → necropolis of the Kidron Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem necropolis

Yad Avshalom → partOf → necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kidron Valley necropolis

Tomb of Zechariah → partOf → necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ